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  1. Install CloudReady for Chrome Updates (or another OS), Remove the rubber pads: шаг 1, изображение 1 из 2 Install CloudReady for Chrome Updates (or another OS), Remove the rubber pads: шаг 1, изображение 2 из 2
    • Flip your Chromebook Pixel over onto its back

    • Using a flat edge screwdriver, gently pull up to remove the rubber pads from the laptop to reveal the screws

  2. Install CloudReady for Chrome Updates (or another OS), Removing the bottom panel: шаг 2, изображение 1 из 3 Install CloudReady for Chrome Updates (or another OS), Removing the bottom panel: шаг 2, изображение 2 из 3 Install CloudReady for Chrome Updates (or another OS), Removing the bottom panel: шаг 2, изображение 3 из 3
    • Using a small Philips screwdriver, remove the four screws under the pads

    • Using a spudger (or another flat but slightly blunt object), gently pry the laptop open

    • You may find it helpful to start with a smaller (skinnier) head and work your way up to a larger size

  3. Install CloudReady for Chrome Updates (or another OS), Pop it open: шаг 3, изображение 1 из 2 Install CloudReady for Chrome Updates (or another OS), Pop it open: шаг 3, изображение 2 из 2
    • Gently pull up from the front of the laptop and open it up like a clamshell

  4. Install CloudReady for Chrome Updates (or another OS), Remove the write protect screw (IF APPLICABLE): шаг 4, изображение 1 из 2 Install CloudReady for Chrome Updates (or another OS), Remove the write protect screw (IF APPLICABLE): шаг 4, изображение 2 из 2
    • Locate the write protect screw

    • Remove it and you can begin flashing your BIOS!

    Do I have to flash the bios when replacing the battery?

    Clive Gorman - Ответить

    There is no need to flash the BIOS if all you want to do is replace the battery.

    Kevin Fessler -

    I want to install windows on to the chrome book pixel 2013 but i have concerns regarding the touch screen. Can you help? Is there any video that you have uploaded for the installation?

    Hari Krishna Bharadw Pudipeddi - Ответить

    How to check if screw is already removed or not? By not opening its back.

    Abdullah Ishfaq - Ответить

  5. Install CloudReady for Chrome Updates (or another OS), Back up useful files on your Pixel: шаг 5, изображение 1 из 2 Install CloudReady for Chrome Updates (or another OS), Back up useful files on your Pixel: шаг 5, изображение 2 из 2
    • Close your Chromebook Pixel back up, working backwards from Step 3 to Step 1. The feet should not need any adhesive to re-attach, and fit snugly. Boot up your Chromebook.

    • The next step will wipe the Chromebook. If you have any files in your Downloads folder that you might want to hold onto, now is the time to upload them to Google Drive, or offload them onto a USB stick.

    • If you haven't enabled bookmark syncing in your Google account, you can back up your toolbar bookmarks by heading to the Bookmark Manager (Ctrl+Shift+O, or from the browser's three-dot menu, or right-clicking on the bookmark toolbar). Once in the bookmark manager, click that three-dot button in the upper-right, then choose Export Bookmarks.

  6. Install CloudReady for Chrome Updates (or another OS), Make a CloudReady USB installer: шаг 6, изображение 1 из 1
    • Head to CloudReady's page for the Home Edition and follow the instructions to turn a USB drive (8 GB or more) into a CloudReady installer.

    • It's easiest to make the USB installer on a Windows device, but you can also use a Mac, or this pre-wiped Chromebook, to make the installer.

    • If something goes wrong trying to use one USB drive, try another. They're more finicky than you'd expect for being "universal."

  7. Install CloudReady for Chrome Updates (or another OS), Enable developer mode: шаг 7, изображение 1 из 3 Install CloudReady for Chrome Updates (or another OS), Enable developer mode: шаг 7, изображение 2 из 3 Install CloudReady for Chrome Updates (or another OS), Enable developer mode: шаг 7, изображение 3 из 3
    • We need to enable Developer Mode to install another BIOS and operating system. To enable Developer Mode, we must first invoke Recovery Mode.

    • To start Recovery Mode, power up the Pixel. At the login screen, hold down the Esc (top-left-most key) and Refresh keys (three keys to the right of Esc on this model), then press the Power button (top-right-most key) for a moment, until the keyboard's backlight turns on, and you see the display blank and restart.

    • Once you see the exclamation mark and the message "Chrome OS is missing or damaged," press Control+D

    • You'll see one last check that you really want this (you do!): "To turn OS verification off, press Enter." Press Enter. As it says, your laptop will reboot, and your data will be wiped.

  8. Install CloudReady for Chrome Updates (or another OS), Get to a developer shell: шаг 8, изображение 1 из 2 Install CloudReady for Chrome Updates (or another OS), Get to a developer shell: шаг 8, изображение 2 из 2
    • When your Chromebook reboots, you'll get yet another warning screen: "OS verification is off." Press Ctrl+D one more time to get past this warning.

    • When you land inside Chrome OS, it will be as if you're setting it up for the first time. You might have to click a "Let's go" button to get to the screen where you can choose a Wi-Fi network. Select your Wi-Fi, but don't continue on!

    • Once you've selected a Wi-Fi network and successfully connected, hold the Ctrl and Alt keys and press the -> button (the second button from the esc key). You should see a stark-looking terminal screen and text prompt.

    • At the stark-looking prompt with a "localhost login," enter "chronos" as your login. That should change the prompt to "chronos@localhost," give you the permissions you need to run the next step.

    • If you're having trouble logging in at the localhost prompt, you can get back to the ChromeOS setup (Ctrl and Alt and <- button). Once you're inside ChromeOS, hold Ctrl and Alt and hit 'T', then type "shell" at the command prompt. This also makes it easier to copy/paste the command in the next step.

  9. Install CloudReady for Chrome Updates (or another OS), Run the Mr. Chromebox Script: шаг 9, изображение 1 из 1
    • Mr. Chromebox is a developer who is saving us all a lot of time typing in commands with an all-in-one script. Go to the page for his Chrome OS firmware script and type out the command on that page (starting with cd; curl ...

    • You should see prompt similar to the one at left (but maybe not exactly; this is from a different device and time). You're going to choose "Install/Update Full ROM Firmware," which is usually the third option, by typing in "3" and hitting Enter.

    • When asked if you want to back up your firmware by the script, you should say (Y)es! Plug in a second USB drive (different than the one you're using for the CloudReady installer), select it when prompted, and continue along. Back up the firmware file to Drive or another safe location, as well.

    • Once the script is done installing the new firmware, enter "P" to power off.

    Mr chrome box no longer seems to have the download for the ROM does anyone else know any alternatives?

    Morgan Watkins - Ответить

    I just tried this today (April 14, 2020) and it worked. Try again maybe?

    Brian G. Fay - Ответить

    This took several attempts to work. After failed 4 times I checked the download running the curl command from the script manually a few times. It did not download the whole file as each time they were different sizes. I went back to the installer script and tried a couple more time and it worked eventially.

    Daniel Vaughan - Ответить

    I tried 5-6 times over Saturday night still failed :-(

    Uncle Slow Ride - Ответить

    I get the corrupted file message once the download is complete each time and I can’t proceed.

    David Wilson - Ответить

    I get the corrupted file message once the firmware download is complete. Ideas? Dell Chromebook 11 “WOLF”

    David Wilson - Ответить

    at the moment sintall/update uefi (full ROM) firmware is option 2

    Francisco Cortes - Ответить

  10. Install CloudReady for Chrome Updates (or another OS), Boot and Choose USB Stick: шаг 10, изображение 1 из 1
    • With the Chromebook powered off, insert the CloudReady installer USB stick you made in step 6 (or go make it now on another computer if you haven't done so).

    • With the USB stick in one of the USB ports, power on the Chromebook. You should see a new thing; a speedy rabbit at the top of your boot screen, and a message at bottom, "Press ESC for Boot Options/Settings."

    • Do it! Press Escape before the bunny disappears. You'll be given a simple prompt to choose a device. Choose the option that looks like the USB stick you've inserted. It might show the name of the maker, like "Lexar" or "Sandisk" or just "Generic USB."

    • If you miss it, just wait a moment; you should end up inside the BIOS options anyways, because there's no operating system installed. Choose the "Boot device" menu (or something similar) and look for where you can choose your USB stick for booting.

    I'm stuck on this step. After I completed step 9, I inserted the USB drive I created in step 6, then press the power button, but nothing happens, it's just blank screen. I made sure the Chromebook is definitely turning on and screen brightness is turned up. It's like it's not reading the USB drive or not booting off the USB drive. I don't even know how I can get back into the Developer Console.

    Kevin R - Ответить

  11. Install CloudReady for Chrome Updates (or another OS), Proceed with Installation: шаг 11, изображение 1 из 2 Install CloudReady for Chrome Updates (or another OS), Proceed with Installation: шаг 11, изображение 2 из 2
    • You'll get a CloudReady setup prompt that looks quite similar to the traditional Chromebook setup. Hooray!

    • But! You don't want to go through this setup—it's just for setting up a "live" session. To actually install CloudReady, click the icons in the lower-right corner, and choose Install CloudReady.

    • Follow CloudReady's installation instructions from here.

    Everything was going well until this step. I insert the USB and press the power button.
    The boot up screen (rabbit) appears and I can press Esc for boot options.

    I select boot menu and then USB. I then select verified image A (I have also tried all other options).

    The screen then goes black and nothing happens.

    I can switch off and repeat this process without variation.

    I'm on a Chromebook Pixel 2015.

    Carl Benfield - Ответить

Заключение

You’re done! Enjoy your new open-source, up-to-date Chromebook. If you ever want to switch back to the standard BIOS/Chrome OS, you can use the same Mr. Chromebox script detailed in Steps 8 & 9 to restore your stock BIOS, and use a Recovery USB stick to flash a new Pixel system.

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I have followed your tutorial but cannot get the Mr. Chromebox script to run. I am trying to install on Pixel 2013.

Johan van Schie - Ответить

Where are you in the process? Are you seeing any error messages? Are you using the terminal that appears when you press Ctrl+Alt+”forward arrow”, or trying to use the Ctrl+Alt+T shell?

Kevin Purdy -

Johan! I have now updated the tutorial with details on getting past the “localhost” login thing (entering “chronos” when prompted for a localhost login). My apologies for not noticing this missed step in the original tutorial.

Kevin Purdy -

Me too - same issue - enter terminal mode, run command and just returns to localhost login prompt

Peter Pavlovic - Ответить

@pavlovic @funski A few ideas/thoughts:

+ Are you using the shell that you get to by pressing Ctrl+Alt+(forward arrow)? If not, are you using the Ctrl+Alt+T terminal, then typing in the “shell” command?

+ You’ve followed the previous instructions, and you’re sure that your chromebook is in a Developer Mode state? i.e. when it boots up, you hit Ctrl+D to get into the setup, not Space to start recovery?

+ Is the terminal seeming to ask you for a password?

Kevin Purdy - Ответить

Yes, Ctrl-> with Dev mode set. Keeps going to a regular terminal mode login/password prompt. However, slightly punctured the battery in getting the case off so it's better to just replace it with a new Pixelbook due soon.

Peter Pavlovic -

Hello. I tried install cloudready on my pixelbook 2013 but after install when machine shut down i turn on pixel and see black screen with mapping not found

Igor net - Ответить

Perhaps it was a corrupted install. Even one bit wrong could change something. Remake cloudready, follow the installing Chrome Os carefully, and replicate the problem. I cross my fingers pray for it to work.

Alan Weinberg -

How do you do this without the script since…it doesn’t work.

Dean Dixon - Ответить

Hi Dean - see the new details I added to Step 8. I missed a step where it asks for your localhost login - you want to enter “chronos” when it asks for your localhost login, and that should let you run the script thereafter. My apologies for missing this detail.

Kevin Purdy -

I all doing as in tutorial

Igor net - Ответить

Igor - see the new details added in Step 8. You can enter “chronos” as your login at the localhost prompt, or you can try running the script from inside ChromeOS after a dev reset (ctrl+alt+t, enter “shell,” and go from there.).

Kevin Purdy -

Tried several times to get the prompt in step 9, but i am always getting some other shell where is asked for local host login.

Gino Bo - Ответить

I have updated the guide, because I think I missed a step when it comes to the Ctrl/Alt/-> prompt: you need to enter “chronos” as your login, when asked for a “localhost login.” If it asks you for a password, hit Enter without entering one. That should get you to the shell where you can then run the script. I apologize for this oversight in my original guide.

Kevin Purdy -

Hi, hoping you can help me resolve some problems with my Pixel 2013. Followed your guide up to the end of Step 8, but that’s where I’m stuck. When I type “chronos” at the “localhost login:” prompt, I get the following: “chronos@localhost ~ $” At that point, it does nothing if I hit ctrl+alt+t, and if I type “shell” it responds with this: “-bash: shell: command not found”. So I’m stuck at the “chronos@localhost ~ $” prompt. Any suggestions?

Dan Cole - Ответить

Hi Dan! Seeing that you got “chronos@localhost”, that’s good! You just go on to step 9 next, and enter the command at the linked website:

cd; curl -LO https://mrchromebox.tech/firmware-util.s... && sudo bash firmware-util.sh

I realize it may not be clear that seeing “chronos@localhost” is a successful result, so I will clarify that in the guide. Thank you!

Kevin Purdy -

Thanks, Kevin, very helpful. I’m now at the step 10 sprinting bunny page, but when I press ESC nothing happens and I eventually end up at a white screen that says Continue, Select Language, Boot Manager, Device Manager, Boot Maintenance Manager. I assume that’s not where I’m supposed to be? Any ideas why ESC isn’t sending me to the “select a device” prompt”?

Dan Cole - Ответить

FYI, I clicked on “Boot Manager” at that window and that allowed me to select the usb drive, so am installing Cloudready as I write this. Will let you know of outcome, but I think I’m there! Thanks very much for this tutorial. Really glad to resurrect the Pixel.

Dan Cole - Ответить

Yep! You’re all set. Thank you for the verbose feedback - it’s helped me add more detail and steps to the guide that were sorely needed. It’s far too easy to assume things are obvious when you’ve done them before. Glad it’s running for you!

Kevin Purdy -

Thanks again, Kevin. Everything is running smoothly except I have no audio coming through the headphone jack. Any suggestions for how to remedy this? I have selected headphones and messed with volume in the settings, and tried restarting with the headphone jack inserted, but nothing has fixed it. Audio through the computer speakers is great.

Dan Cole - Ответить

Glad that you’re 95% working, Dan! The audio issue is interesting - I might have suffered that myself. I’ll take a look around to see if there are any driver solutions.

Kevin Purdy -

Hello Kevin Purdy, I’m about ready tom take the plunge to convert my Pixel 2013 (I have the screw removed) .

Could you fix the link to “CloudReady instuctions “ just so I continue to the correct instructions. Thx

William Sturm - Ответить

Fixed! Don’t know why that link went bad, but here’s what I was pointing at: https://guide.neverware.com/install-and-...

Kevin Purdy -

I removed the screw (Chromebook Pixel 2013) - went through the steps to download new BIOS from the script provided and created a Cloud Ready USB. I received the message that BIOS was downloading then it went back to ChromeOS Firmware Utility Script page and I hit P.

All looked good . However, I when I powered back up I didn’t get the black screen rabbit with my USB plugged in. It powered up normally loading Chrome. Shouldn’t the original OS be wiped at this point? I’ll wait until hearing back before proceeding. Thanks!

William Sturm - Ответить

Kevin, Thanks for all the info. After I changed networks I was able to load it perfectly. Now running latest version of Chromium on my Chromebook Pixel 2013. Thanks again!

William Sturm - Ответить

Thank you for this tutorial, it did work for me on my 2013 Chromebook Pixel. I switched from Manjaro Linux to CloudReady … I had previously installed GalliumOS and then pop!_OS before that.. all of these Linux distros suffered performance issues and after a few weeks, constant freezes were the norm.

So far so good!

Thanks again

Softwea Injinia - Ответить

My wife wanted one too after seeing mine. Sold her HP Chromebook purchased another Chromebook Pixel 2013 on eBay, followed your instructions and viola. Thanks again for your detailed instructions.

William Sturm - Ответить

Hi Kevin, finally found the time to try again. This time all worked as per your instructions. I am now a happy chap. Thanks

Johan van Schie - Ответить

I just wanted to say thank you for this guide, you have breathed new life into my Chromebook Pixel 2013 and that is a beautiful thing.

Currently up-to-date and running CloudReady 78.4.3 Home Build stable-channel (64-bit).

For those wondering, the guide is still accurate although some of the screenshots are not. However, this is not really an issue as the steps are well explained.

Many thanks!

Gregor McElvogue - Ответить

Thanks to your detail guide, I could renewal my Acer C720 to CloudReady and it’s working fine.

Thank you so much!!

Katsuhiko Ashiya - Ответить

Hi I have just purchased a pixel book that is out of date and grateful for your tutorial. Before I void the warranty, I notice that a lot of apps (i.e. hbomax) are triggering pop up boxs that asks for google verification. Will this cause a problem when I have changed the O\S as directed above?

T Proctor - Ответить

Cheers! Worked exactly as explained.

Kristofor Webb - Ответить

Just went through this guide. It was Perfect.

Jeff Crilly - Ответить

Went through the guide and install the cloudyready on google pixel 2013, but no sound. How to fix that?

taoranlu - Ответить

Having to install CloudReady on another Chromebook CB001 since the backlight went out on the other. The updated script isn’t working but the original which says it’s for “Linux” does. But then I can’t backup my BIOS either when prompted. What to do? Thanks

William Sturm - Ответить

any tips on what do do with black screen? I got through the whole thing; pressed esc on the bunny screen; however the instructions were different to what was shown; chose my usb installer as the boot option which I’m thinking was a mistake.. It booted up into cloudready version 83. but everything was very slow. My guess is that instead of installing cloudready on the chromebook pixel 2013 it instead ran it right off my usb drive. To test my theory, I shut down & pulled the usb & tried booting up again. Now nothing, no bunny, just black screen; tried re-inserting the usb.. still nothing. Surely the new bios is still there right? (e.g. the bunny)

Reece Griffin - Ответить

Got a similar problem, cloudready didn't pop up, insted it said my device was recovering. Then I chose another option in my USB and the screen when black. Now I don't know how to turn off the device to try it again. Guess I'll wait for battery to run out.

Juan Diego Romero Carpio -

nevermind; found the bunny again. My suspicions were true that I was in fact booting off the USB installer. Missed the cloudready install in the bottom right to “install os”. Found more info reading cloudready’s official install instructions were a bit more up to date / precise. Thanks otherwise though, this was super helpful.

Reece Griffin - Ответить

haha.. sorry for spamming the comments.. just another thought that might help others; the commands on the mrchromebox.tech didn’t work for me as presented; e.g. I tried typing them as 3 separate commands; e.g. type one command press enter then type the next. The only way I could get it to work was to put double ampersands with spaces on each side “ && “ between each command. This was alluded to in a previous comment.

Reece Griffin - Ответить

Hi, I successfully followed your instructions all the way to the speedy rabbit logo (step 10), but whichever options I choose, just take me to a page with ‘Chrome - your system is repairing itself’. And then it just goes back to the bunny. I am trying to update an Acer C720P Chromebook.

Any idea what the problem might be?

Mike Carrington - Ответить

My stupid fault - made the USB without specifying the correct (CloudReady) file. Everything is now working perfectly!

Mike Carrington -

Once again worked perfectly installing CloudReady on a Chromebook 2013.

William Sturm - Ответить

Thanks Kevin, was a lot easier than expected. My wife discovered easiest way to get the back off was by inserting a stanley blade vertically. Pondered over doing it for a long time, being unsure what the escape routes were, but worked like a dream. I’m wondering whether I may be the last person to do this on a pixel 2013

Dave Farrington - Ответить

Thanks Kevin for this guide. I ran into the same issue with Headphone jack not working. Followed these steps to get it working: Audio plays out of the speakers even when headphones are enabled – CloudReady (zendesk.com)

rahul - Ответить

Installed brilliantly - But..

Now my trackpad has lost some CRITICAL features. I can’t highlight text by clicking/holdiing trackpad while dragging across to highlight (cruitial for cut/paste). I also can’t reposition windows by putting cursor on tab, click/hold & dragging…

Any idea’s on how to fix this?

Thay Jeff - Ответить

I cannot get the OS to upload from my USB in step 10 and 11 what am I doing wrong?

Dewayne Sparks - Ответить

I was having some issues getting the Mr Chromebox curl command to run. Turns out I was typing -L0 (zero) when I needed to type -LO (the letter Oh). Other than that, no issues with an Asus Chromebox CN60. Thanks!

Chris Perluss - Ответить

Kevin, thank you for your very clear instructions.

I had a little trouble with downloading the mrchromebox utility (download checksum fail) but finally it all worked.

Whenever I turn on now, I get the running rabbit and boot options screen.

(And then I can click cloudready and it goes through a normal startup.)

Is there any way of stopping the running rabbit screen appearing?

Thanks,

Mike

Michael Edwards - Ответить

the best way ist installing sammus (for pixel 2015)

work for me and pretty better cause the same hardware with android ….

https://beebom.com/how-install-chrome-os...

Alpha Spark - Ответить

Hope I don’t brick it. Plug n Play or Plug and Pray?

A wing and a prayer.

Bobbie McGee - Ответить

Worked wonders for my HP Pavilion Chromebook 14 even though the write protect switch (not screw!) is obviously somewhere else ;)

Thanks!

Rolf Allard van Hagen - Ответить

The instructions on opening the case are kind of deficient. Just trying to pry the case up will lead to damaging the clips or worse.

There are two clips on the front and two (iirc? perhaps only one) on either side. Start by prying on a front corner and slide the spudger until you find the next clip and then try to press on the clip to release it, repeat for each clip. Do not just pry the lid up so hard you rip the clip off. There are two hooks on the back that will not release until you've tilted up the top far enough and can pull it forward, do not try prying from the back corners.

Gregory Stark - Ответить

I use a suction cup/dent puller method - the bondo brand worked well for me. I applied the suction at the right hand corner, gently lifted up while using a spudger or credit card, then move to the other side if necessary. And yes, you may dislodge the clips from the cover and not be able to use them again - the risk you take keeping an EOL Chromebook current.

William Sturm - Ответить

So, I got through all of that and managed to get ChromeOS Flex on the 2013 CBP. Now I get fan on full blast all the time.

Reading up, I can only find one possible workaround, that is to unplug the fan.

Anyone with another suggestion?

Mark Widjaya - Ответить

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